2024 City of Logan Christmas Carols Kookaburra naming competition terms and conditions

General 

Information on how to enter and the prize forms part of the Terms and Conditions. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. 

To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions will prevail. 

Who can enter 

Entry is open to members of the public who have fulfilled the requirements set out below.

Employees, and their immediate families, of the Promoter, Logan City Council and associated agencies and companies can enter the competition but are not eligible to receive the prize for this competition. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, defacto spouse, child or stepchild (whether natural or by adoption), parent, stepparent, grandparent, step grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister or first cousin. The Promoter is Logan City Council (ABN 21 627 796 435) of 150 Wembley Road Logan Central QLD 4114 (‘Promoter’). The 2024 City of Logan Christmas Carols (‘Event’) is being held on 7 December 2024 at the Kingston Butter Factory.

How and when to enter 

Any member of the public may enter this competition during the Promotional Period (defined below) by: 

  • Submitting a proposed name for the new City of Logan Christmas Carols mascot kookaburra. 

Competition timeframe: The competition commences at 5:00pm Wednesday 4 December 2024 and closes at 8:30pm on Saturday 7 December 2024 (‘Promotional Period’). 

 Logan City Council will review all submitted names and select three finalists. The three finalists will be announced on the City of Logan Christmas Carols Facebook event page (City of Logan Christmas Carols 2024 | Facebook) by 5:00pm Tuesday, 17 December 2024. The prize (voucher) is to be collected at an agreed date and time from the Logan City Council administration building, 150 Wembley Road, Logan Central QLD 4114 or alternatively, mailed by Friday, 20 December 2024.  

If the Promoter is unable to contact the finalists prior to 5:00pm Wednesday, 11 December 2024 to claim the promotional prize that winner will forfeit the prize in its entirety; and their submission will remain valid. If the winner is unable to attend any element of the prize, they forfeit the prize in its entirety.  The Promoter will not be liable for a finalist who cannot be contacted and therefore forfeits their prize, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Logan City Council will select the winning name from the three finalist names by 12:00pm Friday 20 December 2024 and announce the winner on the City of Logan Christmas Carols Facebook event page (City of Logan Christmas Carols 2024 | Facebook) by 5:00pm Monday 23 December 2024. The prize will be redeemed at the City of Logan Christmas Carols 2025 event or another relevant Logan City Council Christmas event in 2025. 

If the Promoter is unable to contact the winner prior to 12:00pm Monday, 23 December 2024, the winning name will still be announced on the City of Logan Christmas Carols Facebook event page Logan City Council reserves the right to allow the winner to make contact to claim the prize, until 1 December 2025.

Number of entries permitted 

Multiple entries per person are permitted, but each entry must be a unique name for the City of Logan Christmas Carols mascot Kookaburra. Each entry must comply with the terms of how to enter. 

Prize on offer 

The prize on offer is: 

Finalists prize x 3 Winners prize
Each receive a $250 Professional Portraiture Gift Prize from Deep Grey Photography VIP experience at the City of Logan Christmas Carols 2025 which includes meet and greet with VIPs and performers; and access to ‘skip the queue’ at all activity lines

Prizes/prize vouchers may be subject to further Terms and Conditions.

Further terms and conditions

The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions if this competition cannot be run as originally planned. The Promoter may also cancel or suspend this competition if a situation beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition. The Promoter and their associated agencies and companies will not be liable or responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems of the phone or of any phone network, or any misadventure, accident, injury, loss (including but not limited to consequential loss) or claim that may occur; whilst undertaking any travel won on or connected with their entry; in the participation in any prize; as a consequence of late, lost or misdirected mail, email SMS or phone call; due to the broadcast of any program relating to the competition or the publication of any material, including any statements made by any compere, staff member, journalist, other entrants or any other person; any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer software or phone; or any combination thereof, related to or resulting from participation or sending or receiving of any communication or of any materials in this competition.

If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier’s requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.

The Promoter highly recommends a mobile phone number and email address be provided when requested for ease of correspondence and potential prize delivery. The Promoter makes all reasonable efforts to ensure the winner receives their prize.

The Promoter reserves the right to request the winner to sign a winner’s deed of release or any other relevant forms or agreements that the Promoter deems necessary, to provide proof of identity and/or proof of age,  in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency, age and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. If the winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.

The Promoter reserves the right to pick another winner if the entrant, claiming to be a winner, is unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions.

The Event organisers’ decision in relation to any aspect of the competition is final and binding on each person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries. The prize is subject to availability, not transferable or exchangeable and, with the exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash. Prize will be available for collection at the Event. Winner will be required to produce relevant identification before collecting prize.

By entering this competition, you agree to a complete release of Facebook from any or all liability in connection with this competition.

We acknowledge that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook.

All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the property of the Promoter who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries received.

Logan City Council collects entrants’ personal information for the purpose of conducting, assessing and promoting this competition and includes determining and notifying the winner. Your personal information may be accessed by employees, contractors, and/or Councillors of Logan City Council, and other government agencies. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and may be released to other parties where Logan City Council is required or authorised by law to do so. For more information on Logan City Council’s privacy policy, see: Privacy.

In participating in the prize, the winner agrees to participate and co-operate as required in all editorial activities relating to the competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winner (and their companions) agree to granting the Promoter a perpetual and non-exclusive license to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide, including online social networking sites, and the winner (and their companions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.

The prize winner is advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of that prize.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia ("Non-Excludable Guarantees"). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion